Rainy Day Date Ideas in East Melbourne, Melbourne

The forecast says rain. Here are 20 indoor venues in East Melbourne that are genuinely worth going out for — cosy wine bars, galleries, escape rooms, and the kind of places where bad weather becomes part of the atmosphere.

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Best Rainy Day Date Ideas in East Melbourne

St Patrick's Cathedral

experience

4.7 (4,053 reviews)

impressivesophisticated

indoor venue · 4.7★

1 Cathedral Pl, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Tokui Sushi

restaurant

4.7 (955 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.7★

260 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Australian Sports Museum

museum

4.7 (953 reviews)

funimpressive

indoor venue · 4.7★

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Yarra Park, Gate 3 Brunton Ave, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Nelayan Restaurant

restaurant

4.6 (3,722 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

195 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Geppetto Trattoria - East Melbourne

restaurant

4.7 (658 reviews)

cosyrelaxed

indoor venue · cosy atmosphere · 4.7★

78a Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Mr Ramen San

restaurant

4.6 (2,140 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

12a/200 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Eau De Vie Melbourne

bar

4.6 (2,113 reviews)

funlively

indoor venue · 4.6★

1 Malthouse Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Gopals

restaurant

4.6 (1,655 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

139 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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1806

bar

4.6 (1,317 reviews)

funlively

indoor venue · 4.6★

169 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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SIMPSONS BURGERS (MELBOURNE)

restaurant

4.6 (1,247 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

143 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Bar Clara

bar

4.7 (456 reviews)

funlively

indoor venue · 4.7★

87 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Rice Workshop Melbourne

restaurant

4.5 (2,060 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.5★

238 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Robata Melbourne

bar

4.5 (1,365 reviews)

funlively

indoor venue · 4.5★

2 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Sezar Restaurant

restaurant

4.5 (1,345 reviews)

cosyrelaxed

indoor venue · cosy atmosphere · 4.5★

6 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Hanashi

restaurant

4.8 (170 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue

76 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Hakata Gensuke Tonkotsu Ramen

restaurant

4.4 (3,521 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue

168 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Hochi Mama CBD

restaurant

4.4 (3,068 reviews)

cosyrelaxed

indoor venue · cosy atmosphere

35 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Route 66 Bar and Grill

restaurant

4.6 (339 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

150 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Mad Patties East Melbourne

restaurant

4.7 (215 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.7★

80 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Sher Singh East Melbourne

restaurant

4.6 (323 reviews)

casualfun

indoor venue · 4.6★

166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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Sample Rainy Day Date Ideas in East Melbourne

Stop 1 · 7:00 PM

Eau De Vie Melbourne

1 Malthouse Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

→ 10 min walk
Stop 2 · 8:30 PM

St Patrick's Cathedral

1 Cathedral Pl, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

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